Presentation by Corporate Services DIRCO The Department reported that the estimated cost of the conference is R499 million. A budget for hosting exists, and there have been contributions from both the UN and the EU towards the running costs. A shortfall of R10 million has been detected and Treasury has been consulted on the possibility of overspending by the same amount. However, police services have agreed to cater for own needs. Protocol services for VIPs who will attend the conference were reported to be in place both at the airport and the venue of the conference.